(2012-04-14 17:25)Beer40oz Wrote: Sweet you will enjoy it. I just finished mine and I am tweaking it. It's dead silent.

Thanks Beer, been reading you thread, I'm soooo excited now
Really wish i had room/clearence for the BIG Shuriken 2, but it will completely block my PCIe card.
I wonder how the noise-level will be, with the Intel i3 stock cooler that I'll start with

You'll enjoy the included remote to control XBMC and othter media players....

(2012-04-14 20:16)morfeus Wrote: I wonder how the noise-level will be, with the Intel i3 stock cooler that I'll start with

With proper configuration, it should be fine. After you installed all the drivers and software, you can go into AsRock bios to configure fan speed. You can set CPU to "Cool ‘n’ Quiet" in Bios Advance tab and set the CPU operating temperature to 50 degrees in Bios Hardware/Health Monitor tab....and you can set both CPU and case fans to level 5......you can monitor the operating temperature. It should be quieter.....

bluray - Yup, the only real reason i didn't go with the HT at first, was that i read that some had problems with the IR-dongle, from 2.5+ meters away.
But i think and hope, that it will go great with my old Asrock ION, which i plan on moving to the bedroom

Great, that calms me down "Cool 'n quiet", that sounds excactly like the setup i'm going for, so I'll set it up that way Thanks, really appreciate the tips!

I installed 5 PC's in the last several months (mostly big ATX with Intel i5) and many PC's (again, all ATX with Intel other than one Mini-ITX AMD) throughout the years, and I'm exciting everytime I build a new one......it's in our DNA..!

bluray, you're spot on _that_ feeling, building yourself, collecting the part/specs, and then...you almost fart or share a tear, of pure joy
It's been five years since i last build. Always build myself. Only pre-build was my Asrock ION. Was happy with it. Til now (heat and noise issue). 98 c GPU today.
i5 builds, uhh sweet, but don't wan't to pay the electric bill (not for a 24/7 build )

But I'm going for the, maybe girly model T. 35 w.
Don't know where you live? I have an electric bill that's about 2300 US dollars pr year, here in DK.
I've got at "kill-a-watt"-like-thing, I'm searching for the "sinner" at the moment
Just replaced my Plasma 1 month ago, with a LED, I can allready see it online on my bill, that it made a significant difference
So in my "power search", I'm a bit affriad of adding more watt's